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Managing Director for APAC Erik Kurzweil at the European External Action Service, and other Commission officials. He also met with representatives from the European Round Table for Industry and @BusinessEurope . [2/2]

The Chamber's recent visit to Europe concluded in #Brussels. President Eskelund met DDG Maria Martin Prat of the DG Trade at the European Commission; members of the European Parliament from RenewEurope; [1/2]

Eskelund also spoke at an event, ‘European Answers to the 2nd China Shock’. In addition, the group met representatives of the BDI (Federation of German Industries) and @rhodium_group. [3/3]

Director General Ralph Böhme of External Economic Policy at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy; Director General Oliver Rentschler of Geoeconomics at the Federal Foreign Office, and other government representatives. [2/3]

In #Berlin, Eskelund met stakeholders together with Chamber board member Markus Borchert and Finance and Taxation Working Group Vice Chair Magnus Sprenger. They met with State Secretary Dr Claudia Stutz and other stakeholders at the Federal Ministry of Transport; [1/3]

In Paris, President Eskelund, together with Chamber States' Representative Bruno Weill, and Overseas Representative Charlotte Roule, met DDG Claire Cheremetinski, DG Treasury, Ministry of Finance; Benoît Guidée, director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; @CFC_Officiel& @AsiaSocietyFR

@RenewEurope had a very productive working lunch with @EuropeanChamber President Jens Eskelund. We discussed the situation of European companies in #China, #EU-China trade and how to move forward in our relationship.

Ambassador @HelenaSangeland, Permanent Representative of Sweden, @BusinessatOECD China Expert Group Chair Davide Cucino, Deputy Director Karim Dahou of the Global Relations and Cooperation Directorate, & Deputy Director Julia Nielson of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate.[2/2]

During the delegation's visit to #Paris, on 25 Feb, President Jens Eskelund, States' Representative Bruno Weill, and Overseas Representative in Paris Charlotte Roule, had a series of meeting with the @OECD, including Deputy Secretary-General Frantisek Ruzicka, [1/2]

Member of Parliament Vinicio Peluffo; Italian Trade Agency Director General @lorenzo_galanti and Director of the Asia-Oceania Office Marco Forzini; Marco Felisati, International Affairs Director of Confindustria; Francesca Maremonti, Research Fellow at @IAIonline [3/3]

Tianjin Chapter Chair Mirko Turrina, ICT Working Group Vice Chair Simone Ciampi, and Overseas Representative in #Rome Renata Pavlov. They met with: Federico Eichberg, Head of Cabinet of Minister for Enterprise and of Made in Italy Adolfo Urso; [2/3]

From 23 Feb to 5 Mar, President Jens Eskelund will visit Rome, Paris, Berlin, and Brussels to meet officials from the Member States and European Commission as well as think tanks. On 23-24 Feb, Eskelund met stakeholders in Rome, together with VP Carlo Diego D'Andrea, [1/3]

🌐 Our China Expert Group leadership, including our Chair & @Fincantieri’s Davide Cucino & @EuropeanChamber & @Maersk’s Jens Eskelund, met with the @OECD’s DSG František Ružička & @SweOECDUNESCO’s Helena Sångeland. We look forward to continued cooperation with the #OECD to improve global conditions for doing business. 🔎 Our work ➡️ businessatoecd.org/policy/china-e…

Eskelund also participated in events organised by the Spanish industry association CEOE and the think tank Instituto Elcano, and met with academics and former Spanish diplomats posted in China. [4/4]

They also participated in an exchange with representatives of the Senate and Congress hosted by Teresa Belmonte Sánchez, first vice president of the Senate Committee on Economy, Trade and Business. [3/4]

On 8-9 January, President Jens Eskelund and Vice President and Shanghai Chapter Chair Carlo D’Andrea visited #Madrid to meet with government and industry stakeholders. They presented the Chamber’s European Business in China Position Paper 2025/2026 [1/4]

The European Chamber's 25th anniversary video, which reviews the Chamber's 25 years of advocacy, was played at the beginning of the 25th anniversary celebration dinner on 12th December in Beijing. Review the Chamber's journey 👇 youtu.be/gOkKOqriuoA

#ChinaShortCuts #Podcast EP145:1️⃣Central Economic Work Conference2️⃣China November #retail sales and industrial #production 3️⃣China’s trade surplus in Jan-Nov 20254️⃣The Chamber launched a report Dealing with Supply Chain Dependencies: Challenges and Choices podcast.europeanchamber.com.cn/2025/12/17/cen…

Speeches were given by European Chamber President Jens Eskelund, CCPIT Chairman Ren Hongbin, and Ambassador Toledo. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/60_ue0njJLJx…

We held our 25th anniversary celebration dinner🎉 last Friday in #Beijing. EU Ambassador to China HE Jorge Toledo, ambassadors of 10 EU Member States, over 90 Chinese government officials joined the dinner, along with close to 300 members.